SOUND CHECK.WARREN ZEVON: "Stand in the Fire" (Rhino) - Four stars "Speaking as one who has abused the privilege for a long time, I tell you, it's great to be alive." So says Warren Zevon in his heartfelt introduction to "Hasten Down the Wind," and if that doesn't hit you in the gut, nothing will. Zevon is gone, of course, but his wonderfully warped music remains with us. Somehow, this combustible com·bus·ti·ble adj. Capable of igniting and burning. n. A substance that ignites and burns readily. concert performance, recorded at the Roxy in 1980, never made it to CD until now. Zevon, newly sober, plays with the fire and passion of a soul reborn and delivers the definitive versions of several of his classics, including "Excitable excitable /ex·ci·ta·ble/ (ek-sit´ah-b'l) irritable (1). ex·cit·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of reacting to a stimulus. Used of a tissue, cell, or cell membrane. 2. Boy" and a crunching "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." The CD adds four previously unreleased songs (two ballads, two scorchers), including the poignant closer mentioned above. Zevon never rocked harder -- or better. -- Glenn Whipp TOM SCOTT Tom Scott may refer to:
or bop Jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and frequent shifting of rhythmic accent. In the mid-1940s, a group of musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker, rejected the conventions of United" (Manchester Craftsman Guild) - Four stars He's one of the biggest stars in the smooth jazz This article has multiple issues: * Its quality may be compromised by peacock terms. * Its neutrality is disputed. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. world and has appeared on countless hit recordings with everybody from Steely Dan to the Captain & Tennille. But tenor saxophonist Tom Scott can also play that most difficult kind of jazz music -- bebop. For this live date at the Manchester Craftsman Guild in Pittsburgh, Scott assembled a group of like-minded players -- led by bebop legend Phil Woods on alto -- to play through a set of mostly Scott-penned charts that ooze OOZE - Object oriented extension of Z. "Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992. creativity, raw musicianship and just plain love for the bebop and hard bop styles. Scott brings all the power of John Coltrane to bear on his horn with Wayne Shorter's "Children of the Night," and originals like "Back Burner" and "Close View," the latter showcasing Woods' endlessly fresh lines. -- Steven Rosenberg CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (CD covers) |
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